Pokémon cards see million-dollar auction sales and regional thefts

The collectible card market is seeing both high-value transactions and criminal activity. In Bratislava, police are investigating the theft of 106 Pokémon cards from a department store on Panónska cesta, causing damages of 812 euros. This is one of eight recorded criminal cases in the city involving these cards, including previous thefts and frauds totaling several thousand euros.

On the global auction front, rare trading cards continue to command massive prices. A recent Goldin auction saw two cards sell for over five million dollars combined. Notable sales include a Pikachu Illustrator card reaching approximately 2.8 million dollars and a Black Lotus card from Magic: The Gathering fetching 1.81 million dollars. Some rare cards have previously sold for as much as 16.49 million dollars.